eça

English translation: catafalque

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Explanation:Bier is not far from the meaning, it has also to be with burials, but it is 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along with its stand (AHD), while catafalque is 1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral. 2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem. Eça or essa generally applies to a structure laying in a church, not to be taken to the burial.

Explanation:Bier is not far from the meaning, it has also to be with burials, but it is 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along with its stand (AHD), while catafalque is 1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral. 2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem. Eça or essa generally applies to a structure laying in a church, not to be taken to the burial.